CommonColin Kaepernick Has Saved LivesHe'll Go Down in History!!!

9/23/2017 11:36 AM PDT

Common Praises Colin Kaepernick in Wake of President Trump's NFL Bashing

EXCLUSIVE

Common's responding to President Trump's bashing of "son of a bitch" NFL players who take a knee during the anthem by going another route -- calmly praising the man who did it first as a hero.

We got the rapper at LAX Friday night, shortly after Trump's comments at a rally in Alabama, and he says it's every American's right to express themselves and stand up for what they believe in ... and thinks guys like Colin Kaepernick have saved people's lives by doing so.